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Astra Provides Exploration Update, Outlines New Drill-Ready Copper Porphyry Target at Pampa Paciencia district, Chile
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 1, 2023) - Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: AS...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Astra Provides Exploration Update, Outlines New Drill-Ready Copper Porphyry Target at Pampa Paciencia district, ChileVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 1, 2023) - Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ASTR) (OTCQB: ATEPF) (FSE: S3I) (\"Astra\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide an update of its exploration operations in northern Chile.Highlights:The defining of a drill-ready copper porphyry target consisting of a large, coherent chargeability high corridor coincident with intrusion-related hydrothermal tourmaline breccias at surfaceOn-time advancement of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) required for next phase of drilling at Pampa Paciencia gold-silver targets with drill permit expected in Q4, 2023Fluid inclusion and petrography studies further confirm preservation of the epithermal boiling zone across the entire strike of the Paciencia Vein System, from 50 to 250 metres deepCEO Brian Miller commented: \"Over the past several months, Astra geologists have defined a new copper porphyry drill target at Dominador, and further vetted the quality of gold-silver epithermal drill targets at Pampa Paciencia. The large scale and intensity of the integrated geological, geochemical, and geophysical target represents a compelling porphyry target in one of the world's most significant porphyry copper districts, especially given its close proximity to the Spence and Sierra Gorda copper mines. Dominador is a standalone project and can be quickly permitted and drilled in the coming months.\"Dominador Porphyry Copper TargetAstra geologists have defined a north-south striking corridor of 1.7 km x 500 m which is considered highly prospective for porphyry copper systems of the type known at the nearby giant Spence and Sierra Gorda mines. Astra has mapped and assayed surface samples of intrusion-hosted tourmaline-cemented hydrothermal breccias from the Dominador area northeast of Pampa Paciencia (Figure 1). Figure 1: Location of Pampa Paciencia district and Dominador project areas in northern Chile, approximately 15km from Spence and Sierra Gorda mines.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8951/175625_17e6312134e6b857_002full.jpgThe Dominador corridor (a combination of the tourmaline breccia outcrops with tourmaline, silicic and argillic alteration) marks the contac...